Extracellular Vesicles and Pathophysiology
A special issue of Biology (ISSN 2079-7737).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 June 2024 | Viewed by 1711
Special Issue Editor
Interests: extracellular vesicles; aging; pathophysiology; epithelial transport mechanisms; COVID-19; hypertension; chronic kidney disease; diabetes; cystic fibrosis; sepsis; gastroparesis; hereditary alpha-tryptasemia; pheochromocytoma; aortic coarctation
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
As the Guest Editor of this Special Issue on “Extracellular Vesicles and Pathophysiology”, I would like to solicit submissions of original research articles and review articles on this particular subject. The papers in this Special Issue should aim to draw attention to the biological significance of extracellular vesicles in the pathophysiology of various diseases.
Extracellular vesicles (EVs) play an important role in physiology and pathophysiology. These vesicles were once thought to only function as the garbage bin of a cell to remove unneeded molecules. However, accumulating evidence clearly shows extracellular vesicles play an important role in the pathogenesis of disease. EVs are being studied in the context of biomarker discovery for the diagnosis and prognosis of various diseases. Moreover, EVs are being used as vehicles for the delivery of various drugs, and therefore, have great therapeutic potential.
The scope of this Special Issue includes the investigation of EVs at multiple levels in the context of normal biological and/or cellular processes being disrupted, leading to the development of disease. Both descriptive and mechanistic studies are welcome, but the research should be novel and not under current consideration for publication in any other journal. Additionally, manuscripts introducing novel methods to investigate various aspects of EVs are welcome.
Dr. Abdel Alli
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- extracellular vesicles
- biomarkers
- diagnostics
- therapeutics
- disease mechanism
